UNSPSC 50534406: Dried non GMO fairchild oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO fairchild oranges that have been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50534406 Dried non-GMO Fairchild oranges is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement activity for dried Fairchild oranges specifically. Instead, the code tags broad grocery and food-service solicitations spanning fresh produce, general food supplies, meal preparation, and school nutrition contracts. The mismatch between the code's narrow nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests the code is either misapplied in state and local systems or serves as a catch-all for produce and food items that do not map precisely to item-level taxonomy. Issuing bodies pursuing work tagged to this code include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Mississippi, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), a city government (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and City of Dallas, Texas), and state procurement offices (Georgia). School districts and state agencies dominate the recent activity, driven by ongoing nutrition program funding and federal Buy American requirements for school meal procurement.

Recent opportunities span fresh produce supply to school systems, comprehensive grocery provisioning for K-12 nutrition programs, senior meal preparation and delivery services, and USDA Foods distribution. Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026), seeking grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across a July 2026 to June 2027 contract period; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution (due February 18, 2026), requesting main-line food service for 32,500 students with approximately $9 million in estimated annual spending; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 for fresh produce across 60 school sites (due April 23, 2026); the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery (due June 25, 2026) valued at approximately $17.8 million over three years; and the City of Bridgeport's BNB052266 for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026). Procurement activity is heaviest in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi, with responses typically due between late February and late June 2026. Most school nutrition solicitations require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, nutritional labeling, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges; contracts typically run July through June with optional renewals.